Louis Cools-Lartigue

Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993^[1]) was a Dominican politician.

Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue OBE
President of Dominica (acting)
In office 3 November 1978 – 16 January 1979
Prime Minister	Patrick Roland John
Succeeded by	Fred Degazon
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office March 1967 – 1968
Premier	Edward Oliver LeBlanc
Preceded by	Himself as speaker of the Legislative Council
Succeeded by	George Austin Winston
Personal details
Born	Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905-01-18)18 January 1905
Died	21 August 1993(1993-08-21) (aged 88)

Biography

Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May, he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten appointing him to the position of Governor's Deputy.^[2]

From November 1967 to 3 November 1978, Cools-Lartigue was the last Governor of Dominica.^[3][4] He was then elected Interim President and served as such from 3 November 1978 to 19 January 1979,^[3] until Fred Degazon was elected President of Dominica. During a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon fled to England on 10 June 1979 and Cools-Lartigue was elected by the House of Assembly as his interim replacement on 15 June 1979.^[5] Cools-Lartigue resigned as President either the following day under family pressure,^[6] or due to rioters attacking his house on 17 June 1979.^[7] He was replaced as President of Dominica by Jenner Armour.